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Atelier for an artist

May 11th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Architecture

New Zealand-based Ashley Cox Architect has recently completed ‘Studio for an Artist’, a small structure for a painter in Bluff Hill, Napier, New Zealand. Isn’t it beautiful? See the whole article here

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Typical Dutch

April 19th, 2012 · No Comments · Architecture, Life, Nature, Typical Dutch, Walking the Dogs

Today I like to show you some typical Duch images … This is the recently opened Maritiem & Jutters Museum (Beachcombers and Sailors Museum) on the island of Texel, The Netherlands. It’s a great building I think. The architects Mecanoo from Delft have provided the building with four interlinked, playful roofs. The thought behind this [...]

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House 2.0

February 27th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Architecture

This Green and low-energy house in Amsterdam is the home of architect Pieter Weijnen. It is a real eco-house with many unusual features; it has a wood-burning stove, a rainwater tank and—a bit unusual for the city—a wind turbine on the roof. House 2.0 Inside a whole tree was used instead of a girder, adobe [...]

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A little hiding place

February 9th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Architecture, Uncategorized

Wouldn’t it be great to escape to a place like this so now and then? With the snow please … … the woodstove… … and the lovely simple kitchen. Waldhaus is a design by Atelier-ST Via FreeCabinPorn. This site has great images of cabins  and was a tip off from 13Threads. Thank you Lois!

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Extreme origami

November 28th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Architecture, Design, Fashion

Anouk Vogel is a Dutch landscape architect. She just realised FOLDING FOR PEACE, a paper garden in Nagasaki, Japan. “An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish, such as long life or recovery from illness or injury. Inspired by this popular belief, the garden Folding [...]

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Zwarte Parel (Black Pearl)

November 25th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Architecture

Countless times I came across the Black Pearl on the Internet, the house always drew my attention and I always thought, “that house is so black!” Recently this former neglected home which is situated in Rotterdam, The Netherlands won The Lensvelt Architect interieurprijs 2011 prize. Because of this I looked into the project again and [...]

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“Red Ribbon”, Landscape art in China

October 17th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Architecture, Nature

The Thange river Park in Qinhuangdao, China is situated along a river and for many years the park was a deserted land with no useful function. Seedlings of popular trees were all over the place, the park was neglected and some parts became garbage dumps. And look at it now … The natural site has [...]

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Searching for upholstery?

September 5th, 2011 · 7 Comments · Architecture, Design, Interior Design, Woodwork

While searching for new upholstery for our (Artifort) living room couch I came across the website of MEG O’HALLORAN DESIGN. Boy do they have beautiful fabrics … And not only fabrics, MEG O’HALLORAN DESIGN is a collaborative design-make studio specializing in modern furniture, carpets, and upholstery fabrics. Leading lady Meghan O’Halloran was trained as an [...]

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Another inspiration

August 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Architecture

I think I see another brooch coming on … The site of Wee House is a big inspiration for me. Most of the houses they build have clean lines, timeless quality and basic shapes. The very basic shape of this beautiful barn house for instance. Very easy to see another brooch in it don’t you [...]

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A slate wall and inspiration

July 20th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Architecture, Jewelry, Latest Design, My Work, Uncategorized

Remember this photo I used in this previous post? In Belgium and French, en route on our holiday we saw many more of those walls. The walls sometimes have fantastic patterns and are mostly made of slate, although I think the blue tiles are made of copper. I think it was Erica Hogenbirk, who pointed [...]

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